Cigar or cigarette holder



June 17, 1941. F. H. COLEMAN CIGAR OR CIGARETTE HOLDER Filed April 29, 1 940 Patented June 17, 1941 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CIGAR R CIGARETTE HOLDER Frank H. Coleman, Lake City, Fla.

Application April 29, 1940, SerialNo. 332,393

7 Claims.

My invention relates to a cigar or cigarette holder, and has particular reference to a cigar or cigarette holder including a novel form of ash guard adapted to enclose the cigar or cigarette during the smoking thereof.

It is an object of my invention to provide a cigar or cigarette holder including an ash guard adapted to enclose the cigar or cigarette during the smoking thereof to prevent the ashes resulting from such smoking from dropping on the personof the smoker or on the floor, table, chair or the like adjacent such smoker.

It is an object of my invention to provide a cigar or cigarette holder including an elongated sleeve-like member adapted to be mounted on the mouth piece of the holder to enclose the cigar or cigarette mounted in the mouth piece.

It is an object of my invention to provide a cigar or cigarette holder including a sleeve-like member slidably mounted with respect to the mouth piece of the holder and adapted, when in one position with respect to saidmouth piece, to enclose the cigar or cigarette inserted in and supported by said mouth piece and, when in another position with respect to the mouth piece,

to permit a cigar or cigarette to be inserted in or removed from the said mouth piece.

It is an object of my invention to provide a cigar or cigarette holder including a sleeve-like member adapted to be mounted on the mouth piece of the holder to enclose the cigar or cigarette mounted in and supported by said mouth piece and capable of slidable and pivotal movements with respect to said mouth piece to permit the partially-consumed cigar or cigarette to be removed from said mouth piece.

It is a further object of my invention to provide a cigar or cigarette holder including a, guide member pivotally mounted on the forward end of the mouth piece and adapted to slidably receive and to support thereon a sleeve-like member which, when in one position, encloses the cigar or cigarette mounted in and supported by said mouth piece, and which sleeve-like member may be moved outwardly along said guide member, and said guide member and sleeve-like member moved to an angle with respect to the mouth piece to permit the partially consumed cigar or cigarette to be readily removed from said mouth piece.

It is a still further object of my invention to provide a device of the above mentioned character that is relatively simple in construction and operation, strong anddurable, relatively simple and cheap to manufacture, and highly eflicient in the purposes for which designed.

In the accompanying drawing wherein for thepurpose of illustration I have shown a preferred embodiment of my invention,

Figure l is a perspective view of my improved cigar or cigarette holder showing the same in assembled relation,

Fig. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the ash guard removed from themouth piece of the holder and showing, in dotted lines, a cigarette inserted in, and supported by, the mouth piece,

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1, and,

Fig. 4 is a side elevation, partly in section, showing the relation of parts when the partiallyconsumed cigarette is to be removed from the mouth piece of the holder.

Referring to the drawing, wherein like reference numerals have been employed to designate like parts throughout the several views, the numeral l designates the mouth piece of my improved holder, which mouth piece is provided, at the .forward end thereof, with a reduced cylindrical portion 2. At diametrically opposite sides of the mouth piece I near the forward end thereof, I provide recesses adapted to receive therein the inturned ends 3 of a U-shaped wire guide member 4 which comprises spaced, parallelarm's 5 and 6 and a connecting base member I. ,Welded or otherwise permanently secured to the base member! is an annular member 8, the external diameter of which is substantially the same as the external diameter of the reduced cylindrical portion 2 of the mouth piece I. r

The ash guard of my improved cigar or cigarette holder comprises an elongated sleeve-like member 9 substantially cylindrical in transverse cross-section and provided at diametrically opposite sides with axially extending channels l0 and H. The internal diameter of the ash guard 9 is only slightly greater than the diameter of the annular member 8 and of the cylindrical portion 2 of the mouth piece I. The sleeve-like member 9 is preferably provided with small perforations l2 to permit the entrance of air to the interior of the said sleeve-like member to support the combustion or burning of the cigar or cigarette enclosed therein.

It will thus be seen that the U -shaped Wire guide 4 is pivotally mounted with respect to the mouth piece I and that the sleeve-like member 9 is slid ably mounted on the U-shaped wire guide member 4, and that when the said sleevelike member 9 is moved inwardly of the said guide member and into telescopic engagement with the reduced portion 2 of the mouth piece I, the sleeve-like member 9 and said guide member 4 will be maintained in axial alignment with the mouth piece I, as shown in Fig, 1 of the accompanying drawing.

Referring to the operation of the improved cigar or cigarette holder, the detailed construction of .whichhas been above described, it will be apparentthat when it is desired to use the device for the smoking of a cigar or cigarette, the sleeve-like member 9 is moved axially and outwardly with respect to the mouth piece I, i. e., moved from the position shown in Figrl to the position shown in Fig. 2. When thus removed, the U-shaped wire guide member 4 will drop down so that a cigar or cigarette may be.inserted into the open, forward end of the mouth piece I. inserted inythe mouthpiece-the U.-shaped--guide member 4 is moved in t-o.axialalignmentwith the mouthpiece I andzthe sleeve-like member 9 is moved axially-toward the mouth piece I with the axially-extending.channels "Land H en- :gaging the :arms :5 and .6,, respectively, of the U .-:shaped guide member 4. This inward 3 movement of the sleeve-like member t9iis.continued :untilits inner end telescopically engages the reduced. portion 2 of: the. mouth piece I whereupon thecigar'or. cigarette is ready to smoke. A burningtmatch ora other source of flameis applied at the forward end of the holder and passes through. thetcenter of. the ennular'member. 8 and around the base member 1 .to ignitethe outer end:-of'.the cigar or cigarette mounted within the holder. "The air necessary to support the com bustion ornburning of the cigar orv cigarette enters through the small perforations l2 and through the centerof the annularmember 8. The=smokingof the cigar or cigarette continues until the :same -is partially consumed, whereupon the sleeve-like member '9 is moved outwardly with i respect to the -guide member 4 until the inner endof said sleeve-like member 9 clears the outer'end of the partiallyconsumed cigar or cigarette. 'Ihe sleeve-like member -'9 and the U Sha-ped"gui-dememberl are then movedto 'the position shown in Fig. 4 of the accompanyi'ngdrawing, whereupon the'partially consumed cigar or cigarette can be-readily-withdrawn from the-mouth piece I. After the said partially consumed cigar or cigarette is removed 'fromthe mouthpiece as" above described the guide member =4 and the sleeve-like member *9 are "brought into axial alignment with the'mouth piece I, and thesleeve-like member 9 is moved inwardly along the U shaped guide member l untilits inner end telescopically engages the reduced portion '2--of=the'mouthypiece I. The entire 'devicecan then-bepocketed until such time as it is desired touse-thesame for the smoking of another cigar orcigarette.

Asashes .are formed on the. outer end ofthe cigarpncigarette due. to the smoking thereof, suchashes will not fall on the person of .the smoker'or on the floor, table. chairor the like adjacent such smoker but will be collected within the sleeve-like member 9 and. can be. readily removed therefrom when .thepartially. consumed cigaror cigaretteis removed fromathe-mouth piece I of. the holder.

It will thus be-seen thatI haveprovided a cigar or cigarette holder which consists of the When the cigar or cigarette has been scope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. A cigar or cigarette holder comprising a mouth piece adapted to receive in the outer end thereof one end of the cigar or cigarette to be smoked; a pair of spaced parallel guide members connected to the mouth piece and extending axially from the outer end thereof; and a sleevelike member having axially extending channels slidably engaging said guide members whereby said sleeve-like. member can be moved along said guide memberto aposition to enclose the cigar .or.cigarette mounted .inthe mouth piece, said sleeve-like member preventing the'dropping of ashes from the cigar or cigarette during the smoking. thereof.

2. A cigar .or cigarette holder comprising a mouth piece adaptedtoreceive in the outer end thereof one end of .the cigar or cigarette ,to be smoked; a pair of .spacedparallel guide members connected iothemouth piece-at opposite sides thereof and. extending axially fromthe outer end ,of said mouth .piece; and-a sleeve-like member having channels extendlngaxially along opposite sides thereof and adapted to slidably engagethe pair ,of spaced .parallel; guide members connectedto the mouth -plece,\whereby: said sleeve-dike member .can be .moved along said guide members to. a. position to enclosethe cigar or cigarette mounted inthe mouth piece, said sleeve-like. member preventingthe dropping of ashes from .the .cigar or cigarette during the smoking thereof.

'3. A ,cigar .-or cigarette holder comprising -,a mouthpiece ,adapted .to .receive.in the outer end thereof .oneend of thecigar or cigarette to be smoked; .a, guide .member, pivotally connected to the mouth pieceand adapted,..in one position, to extend axially :from theouter end .of the mouth piece; and. a. sleeve-like member slidably mounted .onusaid guide member and adapted, when said guide member. is positioned axially of the mouth .piece, .to. be moved. along. said guide member and into contactwith-the mouth piece to enclose .the cigar or cigarettemountcdtherein, said sleeve-like memberi-prevent ng the dropping of ashes fromthe cigar or cigaretteduringtthe smoking thereof.

4. Acigar or cigarette holder comprising a mouth piece adapted: to receive in the outer end thereof ,oneend of the. cigar or cigarette to'be smoked; a U-shaped guide .member having spaced, parallel arms and a connecting base, the free ends of said arms being connected to 'the mouth piece; .and asleeve-like member having axially extendingchannels slidably engaging the arms of said guide 'memberwhereby said sleevelike member can be moved along said guide member to a position to enclose the cigar or cigarette mounted inthe mouth piece, said sleeve-like member preventing the dropping of ashesfrom the cigar or cigarette during the'smoking thereof.

5. A :cigar or cigarette holder comprising a mouth piece adapted to: receiveiin' the outerend thereof one end of the cigar or cigarette to be smoked; a U -shaped guide member having spaced, parallel'arms and a connecting base, the free ends of said arms being pivotally connected to the mouth piece, said guide member adapted, in one position, to extend axially from the forward end of the mouth piece; and a sleeve-like member slidably mounted on said guide member thereof one end of a cigar or cigarette to be smoked; a U-shaped guide member having spaced, parallel arms and a connecting base, the free ends of said arms being connected to the mouth piece; an annular member secured to the base of the guide memberin a plane normal to the plane of said guide member; and a tubular, sleeve-like member having axially-extending channels at its opposite sides slidably engaging the arms of said guide member whereby said sleeve-like member can be moved along said guide member to a position to enclose the cigar or cigarette mounted therein with the said annular member disposed at the outer end of said tubular, sleeve-like member, said sleeve-like member and said annular member preventing the dropping of ashes from the cigar or cigarette during the smoking thereof.

7. A cigar or cigarette holder comprising a mouth piece adapted to receive in the outer end .thereof one end of a cigar or cigarette to be smoked, said mouth piece having a reduced cylindrical portion at its outer end; a guide member connected to the mouth piece and extending axially from the outer end thereof; an annular member secured to the outer end of said guide member and disposed in a plane normal to the plane of said guide member, said annular member having a diameter corresponding to the diameter of the reduced cylindrical portion at the outer end of the mouth piece; and a tubular, sleeve-like member slidably mounted on said guide member and adapted to be moved so that its inner end telescopically engages the reduced portion at the outer end of the mouth piece with the annular member on the guide member disposed at the outer end of said sleevelike member, said sleeve-like member and said annular member enclosing the cigar or cigarette to prevent the dropping of ashes from the cigar or cigarette during the smoking thereof.

FRANK H. COLEMAN. 

